Health studies point the finger at industrial air pollution

1 May 1995

Studies into the health effects of air pollution in the UK have been few and far between, and only recently have the Government and the research community shown a willingness to get to grips with the problem. Most scientists in the field are focusing on the high-profile issue of traffic pollution. But a handful of recent studies - including one linking a wallpaper factory in County Durham to high levels of respiratory ill health and lung cancers - suggest that it may be unwise to ignore the health effects of pollution from industrial sources.

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